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Former VOA Farsi service journalist kills himself in Iran after demanding release of prisoners
Iranian authorities say a former journalist with the Voice of America’s Farsi service jumped to his death from a building in Iran’s capital in protest of the country’s supreme leader and an ongoing ...World - ABC News - November 14 -
UK made bad decisions in buying ex-prison to house asylum seekers, says report
Tory government rushed the purchase, paying more than double what the previous owner spent, watchdog findsWorld - Financial Times - November 15 -
Don’t Let Them Shoot the Kite review – Turkish kid-in-prison tale is touching and urgent
This gentle but energised piece of work has a rather amazing performance from its five-year-old star at its emotional core. This 1989 movie from Turkish director Tunç Basaran is a gentle and ...World - The Guardian - November 18 -
A Singapore oil magnate faces prison in a major fraud case over financing trade
A Singapore oil magnate has been sentenced to 17.5 years in prison for fraud and forgery in a case that prosecutors said has tarnished the city-state’s reputation as Asia’s leading oil trading hubWorld - ABC News - November 18 -
45 pro-democracy activists get 4 to 10 years in prison in Hong Kong
Forty-five ex-lawmakers and activists have been sentenced to four to 10 years in prison in Hong Kong’s biggest national security case under a Beijing-imposed law that crushed a once-thriving ...World - ABC News - November 19 -
FTX co-founder Gary Wang avoids prison time for role in crypto fraud
Gary Wang was the fifth former FTX executive to be handed a punishment for his role in the collapse of the crypto exchange in late 2022.Business - CNBC - November 20 -
FTX co-founder Wang avoids prison after assisting in Bankman-Fried case
Crypto exchange’s former chief technology officer credited by judge for swiftly helping prosecutorsBusiness - Financial Times - November 20 -
Pakistan's Imran Khan gets bail in a graft case but with more cases pending, he is staying in prison
The lawyer for Pakistan's former Prime Minister Imran Khan says he has been granted bail in a graft case but with a slew of other charges pending against him, the opposition leader is staying ...World - ABC News - November 20 -
Private prison firms donated more than $1M to Trump. Now they expect a business boom
Private prison companies contributed more than a million dollars to Donald Trump's reelection -- and are now poised to benefit from his mass deportation plan.Top stories - ABC News - November 20